Carlo Clerici
Personal information
Full nameCarlo Clerici
Born(1929-09-03)3 September 1929
Zurich, Switzerland
Died28 January 2007(2007-01-28) (aged 77)
Zurich, Switzerland
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1951Frejus/Welter/Condor
1952Guerra/Welter/Condor/Rapier
1953–1954Welter/Condor
1954Guerra/Condor
1955–1956Faema/Condor
1957Condor/Helyett
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
General classification (1954)
1 individual stage (1954)

One-day races and Classics

Züri-Metzgete (1956)

Carlo Clerici (3 September 1929 – 28 January 2007[1]) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer.

The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1954 Giro d'Italia.

Major results

1950
3rd Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau
1952
1st GP de Suisse
2nd Züri-Metzgete
2nd GP du Locle
2nd Rund um Altdorf
3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
10th Overall Tour de Romandie
1953
2nd Rund um Altdorf
3rd Züri-Metzgete
4th Overall Tour de Suisse
6th Overall Tour de Romandie
7th Giro del Ticino
1954
1st Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 6
1st GP du Locle
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
4th Züri-Metzgete
1955
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
4th Züri-Metzgete
4th Genoa–Nice
5th Overall Tour de Romandie
1956
1st Züri-Metzgete
1st GP du Locle
2nd Overall Tour de Romandie
9th Giro dell'Emilia
1957
7th Overall Tour de Suisse

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 23 1 26 DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France 12 DNF DNF
A gold jersey Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. "Addio Clerici, eroe di un giorno – Gazzetta dello Sport". www.gazzetta.it.
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